I'm absolutely amazed...I got an answer from the payroll department the next day. So I get my holiday pay with my last payslip at the end of March. That's a relief.
My own work is going great. I've got two commissions to work on (which I'll start next week), for two very lovely clients. They're just incredibly appreciative people, kind and gentle too, and I'm going to really enjoying working on their commissions.
One of my other freelance jobs has email to say they've overpaid me. It's gone backwards and forwards a bit, as they've just said they've overpaid me by a certain amount, without explaining how.
Anyway, I think I've got to the bottom of it, although it did take a good couple of hours of my time, which I'm a bit annoyed about. They didn't pay me any of my weekly invoices for three months, and then paid them in chunks without telling me which ones they were paying me, and they ended up paying one twice.
I'm not sure how it stands legally. If it's their mistake, then can they ask for it back from me?
I might let it go this time, but I'm thinking I might join a union, just because I feel a bit vulnerable working for this company. I don't really trust the guy I'm working for. There have been a few instances where he's made mistakes but passed the blame onto me and made it my responsibility. It's been in small ways, but I clocked them straight off, and I'm really not too keen on that sort of behaviour. He also likes to give 'life lessons', about positive attitude and good vibes and all that. I do believe in that, but I really don't want to be lectured about it. I'd rather someone led by example.
Anyway, I was back working for him last night, on reduced hours, responsibility and wage, which I was a bit upset about. But I'll take the money and just leave the role off my CV as I don't need to include it with all the experience I've had working freelance at this job. I was aware that I went through a sort of grief process with this job over the past couple of months. I loved working there in my old role: it was a freelance position which was basically mine. I was very good at it, having years of experience working for some amazing companies, and I had the feeling that I was helping shape the business in a very positive way.
Start of January, I get an email out of the blue saying that all the work he'd asked me to do in January was cancelled (this at the last minute, too late for me to find other work for January and, as it turned out February too), my role didn't exist any more, but I was welcome to apply for one of the new roles he had created and to interview for that.
So after being shocked, upset and angry I rehashed my CV and sent it over to him with a genuinely positive email saying that I would love to apply for one of the new roles. Hear nothing back at all.
Then one of the other freelancers requests that I be brought back in. How cool is that?!! So I'm doing one of the new positions, for less hours and less money (and less responsibility).
Anyway, last night I was immediately aware of a few different things he was breaking the law on. Which is why I should be relieved about having less responsibility than before...
